The National tribune., 1887-12-15
IOWA.


q. r. Therp. This Post is in healthy condlnon
and is mastering recruits right along.
J. W. lidiclS, Sioux City; B T.. Smith Post was
presented with beautiful banner by Miss Marsh
Iothrop. The banner was received on behalf OF
the Post by Judge Wakefield. Aher the presenta-
tiOn the Post elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Commander. ]. :. Loihrop; Sv. C..
Treadweil; O. d., A. b. White; Chap. George W.
dolph Christen. Trustees. c. r. Marks, l. Hum
bert j. w I.cdick. Delegate, George &. Searle;
Alternate, NJ. nj. Curtis.
KANSAS
L. w. Pierce, Horton: Black Eagle Post, No l76,
mustered in at this place Nov. %, with 20 char
ter members and the following officers; Com
mander. T. w. Pierce; = v. C., l.. III. Smythi J.
V. c. r. o. Malone; Adjt, f, ID. Krebs; q. NJ,
Stivers; o. ID, l. l. Van Meter; %. c., :. Chrssin-
ger; . NJ, J. II. Wallace q. NJ =, Marion Pierce
The Post is named IN honor Of Gen Jno. 4. Logan.
Officers OF VIM. III. Lyle Post No. 32, Port Scott
Commander, Daniel Todd; :. ". C., j. III. Gauze;
}. v. G., Lewis Roots O. NJ, J. J. stewart; o. ID,
q. III. Haynes; o. C., l.. o. Chapman; Chap d. =
HauGhawout; Surg, J. II. Smith; Council OF Ad-
ministration, Geo. Myers. J. NJ Anthony, y. NJ
Iimbocller The Post elected the following dele
gates TO the Department Encampment 10 be held
at Winfield in February: j. j. Stewart. Peter Riley
and John Antrim, with Willis Conner, Richard
Shoriing and James Gaucher as alternates. The
Post is in fine working condition, and the interest
In the work OF the Order s kept up In good shape
REKTuCKY.-
We have received the roster OF this Department
for 1857. u is in prosperous and growing condi-
tion, and has now membership OF 70 Posts.
=. @. Hills, Concord: We have the pleasure OF
reporting the muster Of 10 new, strong and pros
pering Posts since our last Department meeting.
We have just installed Comrade A :. Cole as Com
mander Of CnoNion Post. No o. with other like
jealous comrades, and feel assured of the contin-
ucd prosperity of this the Post that have had the
honor 10 command for four terms, and whose rec
ord are proud Of as well the gain Of from 2s
60 SO in membership and good financial condition
May Gods blessings and direction attend the new
lN-alpptpN GflpCrS and every old boy oil OfON-
Officers of W. B. Hazen Post, No. 20. New Castle:
Commander. J. w. East; 5. V. c.. w. i. Petty; j.
v. C., Samuel Allen; o. d., w. Il. Clubb; %. O.,
Nick Kelley; Surg, t. II. Long; Chap, Thomas
Carroll S. NJ, Mike Condran; q. NJ. $, w. II.
Annis; Trustees, J. B. Magruder and John Raines.
MAINE
We have received a roster OF Mai. James p. Jones
! Post. No 100, South China. This Post has mem-
] bersbip Of 81 comrades
MASSACHUSETTS,
The Department of Massachusetts expended In
! charity last year 5l.0ll32.
The annual inspection OF Justin Dimmick Post,
No. ISL, East Bridgcwater, occurred recently. The
Inspecting Officer was Capt w. III. Gurney, OF
Whitman, Acting Inspector. lie was assisted 10y
Charles ID. Mash, of Whitman. Department Com
mander banquet was served at the conclusion
The new hall Of Allen Post No e., Manchester.
was dedicated recently. There were present mem
bers Of Phil ii. sheridan Post Of Salem Ward
Preston Post, of Beverly Farms %. III. II. Sargent
Post of Essex; Col Allen Post of Gloucester, and
Wallace Post, of Rockport. A procession was
formed about . O'Clock and marched through some
of the principal streets, headed by the Essex Band.
Col. Andrew Elwell, OF Gloucester, was Chief Mar
slal. and about 200 comrades present. The
! procession returned 10 The hall. which was COM
! pletely filed, as the Memorial Hall and
! Library Building Commander Bingham, of Post 81,
presided. Addresses Of an informal character were
| made by Department Commander Nash, Inspector
General Wales, Capt Fitz J. Babson, E. }. Bliss, OF
Beverly, and others. Letters were read from Con-
| gressmen Cogswell, Past Department Commander
Evans and Others. Ia the evening there WAS a
weil-attended Campfire in the Town Hall. The hall
OF the Post has been very tasieiully fitted up and
furnished. This hall Is given 10 the use OF Allen
Post during its existence and then rererts TO the
town for a library.
Officers Of Robert A. Bell Post, No Isi. Boston
Commander, Isaac ). Mullen; :. V. g. Martin j.
Stevens; j. V. C., Anthony Smith: q. NJ, Thomas
Il. Young Surg c. w. Manuel; Chap. John w.
Harvey; o. d., benjamin w. Phoenix; .. G., l..
H. Ballard; Delegate, Joseph II. Smith.
Officers Of K. w. Pierce Post, No. g. Middleboro
Commander, r. NJ. Dempsey; S. v. G., B. w.
den; Surg, III. 5. B. Smith, Chap, Sylvanus Men
dell; o. d., w. :. McAllister; o. c., y. b. Know
land. Delegates, G. A; Howes, A. r. Dunhami Al
ternates. j. III. Shaw, s. II. Edwards.
MICHIGAN.
oficer9 of Henry Dobson Post, No. ls2 Fremont
Commander Daniel Squairs; 6. v. C., q. II. Pres
ton; j. v. O., VIM. Norton q. NJ, J.. Miller
Surg, Hiram Preston; o. d.. BY. stevens; Chap.
Plat
MINNESOTA.
George W. Morey, Minneapolis: Post No. I6.
was mustered in at this place Nov 90 and the fol
lowing officers installed: Commander, }. w
George; s. V. C., Luther Sage; j. VIC. A. c. Nor
rison; Surg, G. r. Emery; o. ID, q. w. Lavery
o. G., c. Il. Brown; Adj't, Geo. w. Morey. Aftei
the muster the members of the Post. the mastering
Officer and the guests Of the evening partook of
excellent collation. furnished by the ladies inter
ested in the welfare OF the members OF the new
Post. A Relief Corps will be formed in the nea
future.
MISSOURI
Ransom Post, No. lSl. ST. Louis will hold gran,
Campfire at Uhrigs Cave Hail. Monday, Dec la
A very interesting program has been arranged an,
the affair will no doubt be decided success
, everything this Post undertakes. The Committe
= of Arrangements is as follows; M. c. Wetmore, Il
H. Brier, w. @. Hills, X. II. Scott, i. w. Purcell.
NEW YORK;
The amount spent for charity last year by thi
: Department was S4s, ,S9672.
a The ladies OF Alexander Hamilton Post, Ne.
| York city, held a fair last week, which was cor
sdered Of the prettiest fairs OF the season. Tn
success has been due mainly to the painstakin
efforts of the officers and the Executive COMMITTED
among whom Mrs. w. c. Reddy, Mrs. ID.
Gadds, Mrs A. n. Brockway, Mrs III. t. Pierc,
| Mrs A. NJ. Undcrhill, Mrs Stansbury Morse Mr.
Roswell NJ. Shurtlif and Mrs. q. NJ. Kirkham, a
Of whom deserve praise. One Of the most Interest
ing things at the fair was the first Union flag take
! Ia the war. Mr. ShuTtfi, the artist taken car
y tive by the Southern troops and this flag
> 10 bandage hs wounds and has the blood stain
- still upon IL. Two years ago the nag was rcturne
20 MIR. Shurtlin by Col. J. NJ Sanders, OF New o.
leans il was not for sale, and liz, Of course price
less. Tic lne-size crayon portrait OF Command,
D, A NJ Underhill was presented 10 his wife by tt
lt members of the Post. There were so many fires
donations that IL had been decided TO keep the IA
T. open another day. but the hall could not be secures
~ and at 10 clock the things still unsod were au
s. toned of. The attendance throughout the wee
g. was large, averaging over 900 people nightly.
NJ Officers Of Bacon Post. Utica: Commander, Jol
of Kohler; >. V. c., Enoch Jones; J. V. C., Josep
TX ID. Monroe; q. M. DoT II. Thompkins Surg
er Matthias Cook Chap, J. T. Bielhy; o. d., Joll
es Hopkins; o. g., Albert Roach. Trustees A.
le Bull. H. c. Hastings. Russell Vedder. Deegat
he X. B. Maxfield; Alternate. John IL. Jones.
d. Officers Of Martin McMartin Post, No. 257, John
n town: Commander j. Kecls; s. V. c. q. II. Va
r. Sckler; j. V. C., w. III. Doubleday; Chap, J.
MT Boughton; Surg, A. Scott; q NJ. J. J. Buchanan
r. o. ID, C. Bronx; .. O., J. o. Smith. Delegate,
ge j. Buchanan; Alternate, William A. Ely. Count
ed Of Administration, w A. Ely, J. Tefft. d. Lesser.
ed Officers of Belden Post No. 3i2, Richford: Cor
y, mander, Nathaniel Heath; s. ". C., James Lace
ne J. V. C., George ii. Turk; Surg, Charles II. Moor
Vt, Chap, Theodore Brink; q. NJ, James Allen
he d. George ID. Moreland; q. G., William ii. Fol-
Delegates George ID. Moreland, Charles III. Moor
Relief Committee, Charles III. Moore. Theodo
Brink, George ID. Moreland.
of u. b. Munger, Warsaw: Gibbs Post, No. ].
OF held Campfire at Warsaw Dec. i, and by inyi
M. ton the clergy, Sons of Veterans and Woman
la Relief Corps were present In goodly numbers.
lst freshments served by the ladies, and eve
th one seemed 10 enjoy themselves 10 the utmo
nd The following toass were responded 10, follow
ie- "Shefman's March 10 the Sea" by Comrade g.
elk Sparrow, who took that trip with " Uncle Bill.
ost He was followed by all present singing that gra
he old hymn :" Marching Through Georgia" Will
ut, will The Women OF '6l 10 '65 [" by Comrade 1.
~, Smith in few well chosen words. Z" Has the &c
Of ernment fulfilled te pledge 10 the soldier and